The (Daily) Vent 2

(Tacit Admissions. . .) Over the course of the last couple of days, the Supreme Court has rendered several what are being called "landmark" rulings, gone is the current interpretation of Affirmative Action. What was also affirmed was the ability to exercise free speech and religious liberty, all done with 6-3 conservative based majorities. And, the Biden policy of student loan forgiveness has also been ruled un-Constitutional. The ruling on Affirmative Action is the most telling and was briefly discussed yesterday. The High Court declared that race can no longer be one of the primary factors in collage admission requirements, Going foreword, anyone applying to school will be judged on merit alone. That naturally dispels the myth that African-Americans have needed such assistance along because there has been systemic racism. So, if one fails acceptance, and complains it was due to race, the Supreme Court says that is no longer a viable explanation. Truth be told, affi...

(Fallacy. . .) First, a word on the Supreme Court decision that finally ended racial preferences in college admissions. In a word, the Court has ended Affirmative Action. This decision, the Dobbs case of some months ago, so this decision, authored by Chief Justice Roberts himself, led a 6-3 conservative majority that strikes down the practice racially weighted admission practices that have been in place for decades. The Supreme Court has removed the excuse of racism for academic failure. Going forward, any prospective applicant will need to rely more on merit, the SAT and other admission tests. A high school GPA, extra-curricular activities and so on. Now, this Decision is no accident considering the ideological composition of the Bench. President Donald Trump placed those three conservative Associates that contributed to the Ruling. So, the former President can still haunt the Halls. However, if one thinks Trump will be President again, there is diminishing evi...

( Feigning Ignorance ?) In entries past, June 28th was used to talk about how, in 1914, the Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated in Sarajevo, sparking the First World War. Or, how in 1942, the Germans began the second year in the Soviet Union, the campaign that led to defeat at Stalingrad the following November. It is interesting that those same battlefields are in use today in the Ukraine War. But this June 28th, the terms will be more economic. The White House has been promoting what is being termed "Bidennomics." That is in marked contrast to so-called "Reaganomics' and there are precise reasons why. When he came into Office in 1981, he embarked on a series of economic reforms that included tax cuts, de-regulation, and a re-vitalized Pentagon. Those policies began an economic expansion that had persisted till recently. What President Reagan engaged was supply-side, the combination of cutting taxes, but increasing revenue and "lifting all boats...

( Butterflies Get Less A Cocoon) Allow one to begin here. There are many reasons why people are leaving New York City but if the City forces the various pizzerias to adopt expensive new equipment for the ovens, turning what had been a New York-style dollar slice to something more expensive and probably not worth it, the resulting flight will make Snake Pliskin's "Escape from New York" seem like a leisurely excursion. When do people learn. In any event, President Ronald Reagan was called the "Teflon President" because he could not be definitively tied to the so-called Iran- contra scandal. President Biden, however, is facing evidence that he and his family are part of a pay for play deal from several foreign nations. That being said has to say that the President and his son have yet to face consequences and putting Biden back in the basement and away from outside influences. Like a debate. Robert F. Kennedy has declared his candidacy and is polling at 20%. ...

(Partners. . .) Wartime alliances can be crucial and that was never more evident than in World War II, the Atlantic Charter most crucially. Who can deny that President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prine Minister Winston Churchill were effective leaders. The same was also true of the Axis, namely Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. However, whereas Hitler was able to conquer Western Europe, the Italian armed forces were an abject failure. The Italian army was unable to secure Ethiopia. Mussolini did send troops into southern France, after the battle had already been decided. As FDR put it: " the hand that held the dagger plunged into his neighbor's back ."  attempted forays into Greece and North Africa were un-mitigated disasters. The fact is that Nazi Germany was forced to compensate in the Balkans and Africa with forces that would have been better served in other theaters. And, it was after completing the campaign in Africa that the Allies first seized Sicily ...

(Keeping Clear) One can begin with the collapse of that Wagner move against Moscow after its commander accepted exile in Belarus. The forces themselves re-deployed back to their Ukrainian bases. There has been some report of dis-content within the Wagner ranks. That is not necessarily unique. In the final drive on Berlin in April-May, 1945, there were two groups of Soviet armies, one to approach the Germin Capitol from the north, the other from the south. Stalin encouraged the two commanders to race each other and as a consequence, thousands of Soviet troops were needlessly sacrificed in the rush to be first. That could have been the sentiment for those Wagner fighters who could have marched to the gates of the Kremlin itself only to be called back ? Not good for morale. It is fortunate that the incursion was ended before Moscow because President Biden and his Administration would have to give its own two cents. That would have been the worse thing anybody could have done. Biden is a r...

(News From The Front. . .) In May, 1942, Soviet General Andrei Vlasov was in command of an army among several others in an attempt to lift the siege of Leningrad. Vlasov's formation made progress against the captive city but the other armies failed to support it. Vlasov's army was eventually encircled and was gradually destroyed. Soviet aims at the time in Mau, 1942 were in the South so there was no ability to rescue Vlasov up north. The Soviet general felt embittered at what he saw as the callous dis-regard of the Soviet High Command and Stalin. Therefore, Vlasov defected to the Germans. The Germans saw fit to fit the former Soviet commander of what was termed the Russian Liberation Front (ROA). The ROA came to be filled with anti-Stalin elements and an army was eventually fielded with Vlasov in command. However, the ROA's only engagement with the Red Army happened as the Soviets were approaching Berlin in battles for Czechoslovakia. Vlasov's "army was destroyed a...